Archive for April 29th, 2009

Google lobs $1.1m at health record lobby (The Register)

What ye worry? Why is Google lobbying the US Congress over the webification of the nation's health records? It won't say. But lobbying it is.… Whitepaper - Making flexible working work for you

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Google puts flu tracker to work on swine flu (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Using a new tracking tool, search engine giant Google said on Wednesday it saw a spike in searches for information about flu among people in Mexico last week even before news of the outbreak became widely known.

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Google puts flu tracker to work on swine flu (Reuters)

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using a new tracking tool, search engine giant Google said on Wednesday it saw a spike in searches for information about flu among people in Mexico last week even before news of the outbreak became widely known.

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Google puts flu tracker to work on swine flu (AlertNet)

Source: Reuters By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, April 29 (Reuters) - Using a new tracking tool, search engine giant Google said on Wednesday it saw a spike in searches for information about ...

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Antitrust investigation over Google’s $125m book deal (Guardian Unlimited)

Google is facing fresh accusations of anti-competitive behaviour, following reports that the US Justice Department is investigating the internet giant over its dealings with the book industry. Lawyers for the government are examining potential antitrust issues surrounding a $125m settlement made between Google and authors - in a move that could scupper the internet company's plans to create an ...

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009